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How tall is the Parícutin volcano?

The Parícutin volcano is about 424 m (1,391 ft) tall.

What is measured: cone height above surrounding plain

Parícutin volcano (424 m) drawn to scale beside the Eiffel Tower (330 m) and the Burj Khalifa (828 m)
Drawn to scale, from left to right: Eiffel Tower (330 m), Parícutin volcano (424 m) and Burj Khalifa (828 m).

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How big is that, really?

  • A little taller than the Eiffel Tower
  • About 51% of the height of the Burj Khalifa
  • About 4.6× as tall as the Statue of Liberty
  • About 4× the length of a football (soccer) pitch
  • About 15% of the length of the Golden Gate Bridge

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Facts about Parícutin volcano

Parícutin emerged suddenly in a Mexican farmer’s field in 1943 and continued erupting for roughly nine years.

Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, “Parícutin”; Smithsonian Institution Global Volcanism Program, “Parícutin”

Nature

NameSizeCompared with Parícutin volcano
Wallaman Falls268 m (879 ft)0.63×
Great Blue Hole318 m (1,043 ft)0.75×
Big Daddy Dune325 m (1,066 ft)0.77×
Uluru348 m (1,142 ft)0.82×
Bridal Veil Falls365 m (1,198 ft)0.86×
Parícutin volcano424 m (1,391 ft)this page
Shiprock482 m (1,581 ft)1.1×
Ball’s Pyramid562 m (1,844 ft)1.3×
Sutherland Falls580 m (1,903 ft)1.4×
Pulpit Rock604 m (1,982 ft)1.4×

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Which is bigger: Parícutin volcano or Uluru?

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